News International, a News Corp. subsidiary, said in a statement Wednesday that Murdoch resigned in September from the boards of News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun, and Times Newspapers Ltd, which publishes The Times of London.

He remains as chairman of News International and as a director of Times Newspapers' holding company. He is also deputy chief operating officer of News Corp. (NWSA, Fortune 500), which his father Rupert heads.

News Group Newspapers published the News of the World tabloid before being forced to shutter it in July after allegations that employees of the paper had hacked into the voicemails of thousands of people, including a missing teenager who was later found murdered. There are also allegations that News of the World bribed police for information.